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School picture 2008
I think they shot the picture a little wide — notice all the space around her. But Jordan flashed a sweet smile for this year’s school picture. I bought the picture CD, but they only gave me this tiny size. Oh well. Since we got back into town early enough – Jordan and I are…
Read More +Fun fun fun
Jordan is starting to talk and talk and talk. So I have to write down a couple of funny things she’s saying. When turning on a light she says: “I open the light.”When turning off a light she says: “I close the light.” When Randy was leaving for work yesterday she asked: “You got your…
Read More +Making progress
We were able to get approved and fitted for another UCBL shoe insert for Jordan today. Hopefully that can help her get those ankles working better. The poor kid was exhausted from the combination of a late night dinner celebration for Mother’s Day, an early morning First Steps meeting and a 10:30 shoe insert fitting.…
Read More +IFSP annoyances
I’m lucky to be a part of the state’s 0-3 program that helps me afford Jordan’s many therapies and care. (It took many month fighting to get her into the program) It has been a way to help me fund the little things that insurance will fight – like shoe inserts that have helped Jordan’s…
Read More +A number of big changes
You can tell that I’m swamped at work when I don’t blog as regularly. It’s so glaringly obvious. Well, while I’ve been swamped at work, Jordan’s had some big changes in her world. First, she transitioned into a new classroom this week. She is now in a room with a majority of kids who turn…
Read More +Another busy week
It’s amazing how swamped I am at work this week. Today Jordan got to meet with her physical therapist for the first time in many many months. I was kind of hoping we’d get the all clear from wearing those shoe inserts and move towards letting Jordan wear cute sandals and other shoes like that.…
Read More +Hooray Jordan
We had our first meeting with our physical therapist in almost two months. We haven’t seen her since she filmed Jordan for a “stride study” that she’s working on. Jordan wasn’t walking properly and was really knock-kneed. Since then we got new shoe inserts and today was the proof: They really work. Jordan’s therapist was…
Read More +Shoe insert drama
I’d like to introduce you to Jordan’s newest tool: shoe orthotics. These are going to help Jordan hold her feet better and prevent damage to her legs. But we’re having trouble finding shoes. I’m so bummed. We went to a local shoe store and tried on TONS of shoes. The problem: Cute girl shoes cut…
Read More +Two big developments
Jordan has her new shoe insert/braces. I bought her a pair of sneakers and you’d never even know she has them. Of course we had to try five different pairs of shoes to see if her feet would fit comfortably. It could be a while before I find a pair of sweet, pretty shoes for…
Read More +Next step for the girl's feet
So we’re moving forward with helping Jordan’s foot issues. We met with Jordan’s physical therapist this evening. She’s pretty sure an orthotic device called a UCBL will help. It’s a shoe insert that may help keep Jordan from curling her feet and help her hold them on the ground properly. The hard part: She thinks…
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